Saturday 27 April 1985 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 00:3512:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3912:39+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:334:33 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4312:43 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 10 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
04:334:33 AM to 28:324:32+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Saptamī | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Sun | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 16:374:37 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 16:314:31 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:4312:43 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:32 04:324:32 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:143:14 AM | 04:334:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:143:14 AM | 03:543:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:343:34 AM | 04:334:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:334:33 AM | 07:237:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:334:33 AM | 06:196:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:334:33 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:305:30 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:237:23 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:072:07 PM | 15:473:47 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 26:192:19+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |